Like a time bomb ticking away, hypertensionbuilds quietly, gradually, placing unbearable strain onthe body until it explodes--in heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, arterial disease, even death.But the disease does not have to progress thatway. Here, in the third volume of the highlyacclaimed Preventive Medicine Program, Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, one of the nations foremostexperts in the field of preventive medicine, presents a medically sound, reassuringly simple programthat help you lower you blood pressure--and keepit down, often without drugs. OvercomingHypertension givesyou:

"Every hypertensive person would benefit from having this book to refer to understanding their problem and learning how to effectively deal with it. Physicians would do well to recommend to their hypertensive patients to facilitate their medical management."--William B. Kannel, M.D., M.PH., professor of medicine and public health, Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine.

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